Strange Fire 🔥

The phrase, “to guard and to incorporate the Torah (instructions of YHWH) into our lives" means to stay in line with the “tavnit," which is the blueprint or pattern that YHWH has laid down in the Torah by doing certain things, at certain times, at certain places, by certain people.

In Leviticus 10:1-5, Nadab and Abihu found out the hard way that they could not change the services from the blueprint YHWH had commanded. It was the eighth day of their consecration as priests and offered “strange fire” before YHWH. They tried to offer incense at an unauthorized time that was not part of the service YHWH gave, and Scripture does not specify whether two people could do it simultaneously either. Did they consult with Moses and Aaron?

It takes commitment and dedication to carefully abide by YHWH's full instructions. The ordinances of YHWH, like the services in the Mishkan (Tabernacle) and Temple and the Feasts, cannot be changed by any human authority, not even the sons of the High Priest.

Nadab and Abihu did what was right in their own eyes and they died. What should have been a joyous occasion became a day of grief. Aaron lost two of his sons in one day because they did not “keep and observe” what YHWH commanded them to do. So what makes people think they can “keep and observe” the Feasts outside of the Temple, a functioning priesthood, and Jerusalem today?

Deuteronomy 12:13-14 says they were to be careful not to bring their offerings to just any place they “see” but to where YHWH has put His name. In King Solomon’s prayer of dedication in 1 Kings 8:22-53, he said that place was the Temple - the covenantal center - and Jerusalem.  

Isa 33.20 says, “Look upon Zion (Jerusalem), the city of our appointed feasts; your eyes shall see Jerusalem an undisturbed habitation.”

Doing what is right in our own eyes will cost us even our very lives when we are not careful to do what YHWH has commanded. 

Deḇarim (Deuteronomy) 12:8-9 TS2009 

[8] Do not do as we are doing here today – each one doing whatever is right in his own eyes. [9] “Because you have not yet entered the rest and the inheritance which יהוה your Elohim is giving you.

Brothers and Sisters, when "YOU COME INTO THE LAND" which YHWH your Elohim will give you, according as He has promised, that you shall keep this service.

Shalom.

[Excerpts from White Feather Ministries]

Eternal Sin

ETERNAL SIN

““Truly, I say to you, all the sins shall be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they speak, 

but he who blasphemes against the Set-Apart Spirit has no forgiveness forever, but is subject to everlasting judgment,” 

because they said, “He has an unclean spirit.””

‭‭Marqos (Mark)‬ ‭3‬:‭28‬-‭30‬ ‭TS2009‬‬

Be careful of the words that come out of your mouth for whatever you speak comes from the heart.

Matthew 12:36-37 "But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment."

The heart is wicked and can become hardened when pride gets in the way and sets in. 

Cursing the Holy Spirit meaning

"Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit"

is conscious and hardened opposition to the Truth,

"because the Spirit is Truth.”

(1 John 5:6)

Conscious and hardened resistance to the Truth (Psalms 119:142) leads man away from humility and repentance, and without repentance, there can be no forgiveness.

📜 See also Deuteronomy 29 [v. 20].

Acts 7:51-53, where Stephen gives his sermon rehearsing the story of YHWH's Kingdom; his sermon ended with this:

"You men who are stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears are always resisting the Holy Spirit; you are doing just as your fathers did. Which one of the prophets did your fathers not persecute?

And they killed those who had previously announced the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers YOU have now become;

YOU who received the law as ordained by angels, and yet did not keep it!"

If you claim to know YHWH but you refuse to keep HIS covenant then that makes you a liar and the Truth is not in you.

Even your prayers are an abomination (Proverbs 28:9).

YHWH will give you over to a strong delusion to believe the lie.

Romans 1:21

"because, although they knew Elohim, they did not glorify Him as Elohim, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened."

Proverbs 16:18

"Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall."

1 Corinthians 10:12

"Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall."

Galatians 6:7

"Do not be deceived, Elohim is NOT mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap."

Have I become YOUR ENEMY for telling you the Truth (Gal. 4:16)?

Do Not Cast Your Pearls Before Swine

Do Not Cast Your Pearls Before Swine

”“Don’t give to dogs what is holy, and don’t throw your pearls to the pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, then turn and attack you.“ Mattityahu (Mat)‬ ‭7‬:‭6‬ ‭CJB‬‬

Wasting valuable truth with those who not only do not appreciate it but may even become angry at the offer given are those whom we “do not cast our pearls” to.

The long-promised Messiah Yahshua came to preach repentance and that the kingdom of heaven was near, but He was rejected and hated when Israel’s religious leaders accused Him of heresy and blasphemy (Mark 14:61-65). What Messiah spoke was incredibly valuable (John 10:28) to those who embraced His message. And before Yahshua says not to cast your pearls before swine, He says, “Do not give dogs what is sacred.” Also, in Proverbs, scripture says, “As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.” Proverbs 26:11

In Jewish culture, dogs were rarely pets.

They were wild animals who roamed the streets in packs looking for food and attacking weaker animals. Dogs were symbols of immorality, barbarism, vulgarity, and ignorance. Pigs were officially unclean, according to Yahweh's law (Leviticus 11:7), and likely also scavenged for food. Pigs are voracious eaters, and not especially selective about food. Yet pigs can become aggressive when hungry; giving a herd of pigs something inedible when they expect food merely antagonizes them.

To be called a “dog” or a “pig” was a great insult in Yahshua’s culture. Still, He does not hesitate to compare those who reject Him, as Israel's Messiah, to dogs and pigs. The emphasis is to not waste time or invite harassment from those who are obviously hostile. 

Another reference to dogs and swine is also found in 2 Peter 2:22; “Of [false teachers], the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit” and, “A sow (pig) that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud.” In His sermon, Yahshua uses dogs and pigs in terms of those who would ridicule, reject, and blaspheme the gospel once it is presented to them. We are not to continue to try to share the truth with those who have no other purpose but to trample it and return to their evil ways. When we have to repeatedly do this and they mock and scoff, it is because they do not have true intentions to follow in Father’s ways at all. You are casting your pearls before swine. We should be able to identify such people through some measure of discernment and move on (Matthew 10:14).

In Matthew 7:6, Messiah shows us the difference between “judgment” and “discernment.” We are not to be hypocritical judges; yet, we must be able to discern the swine lest we cast our pearls before them.

Scripture embraces the value and importance of sharing the truth with others; however, we should use righteous judgment when encountering those who are willing versus wasting your time on the stiff-necked and hard-hearted. The best thing to do is to walk away lest you cast your pearls before swine.

False Prophets

"Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are savage wolves." Matthew 7:15

In Matthew 24:11, Yahshua warned us that at the end of the age, many false prophets shall arise and deceive many. And according to Matthew 24:24, there will arise false messiahs and false prophets showing great signs and wonders so as to deceive even the very elect.

The greatest weapon that Satan is using against the people of YHWH Elohim these days is the weapon of deception through the vehicle of signs and wonders. So just because someone prophesies in the name of “Jesus," and in the name of "Jesus" casts out devils, and in the name of "Jesus" does many wonderful works and miracles, doesn't mean they are from Elohim (Matthew 7:22-23). 

Remember, Satan also comes as an angel of light; therefore, it is no surprise if his messengers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works (2 Cor. 11:14).

"To the Law and to the testimony, if they do not speak according to this Word, there is no light in them." Isaiah 8:20

Should we not be seeking our Elohim? We must test everything against the word of YHWH. Although YHWH is still a miracle-working Elohim, all supernatural wonders are not from Elohim.